Xureila
A feminine name of Arabic origin signifying "modest and modest woman".
Name Census estimates that about 29 living Americans carry the first name Xureila. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Xureila today is around 4 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Xureila births was 2022 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Xureila. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Xureila. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
29
~ 1 in 11,819,115 Americans
Peak year
2022
11 babies that year
Average age
4
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,026
Tracked since 2021
Popularity
Xureila: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Xureila by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Xureila during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 29 | 29 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Xureila
The name Xureila is of ancient Iberian origin, derived from the proto-Celtic root word "xurr", meaning "bright" or "radiant". It first emerged in the region now known as northern Spain and southern France, around the 5th century BCE.
Xureila was a relatively common feminine name among the Iberian tribes during the Iron Age. The earliest known recorded instance of the name appears in an inscription on a pottery shard dating back to the 4th century BCE, found in an archaeological dig near modern-day Barcelona.
As the Roman Empire expanded into the Iberian Peninsula in the 2nd century BCE, the name Xureila was gradually Latinized to "Xurelia" and continued to be used by the Romanized Iberian population. Some scholars believe that the name may have been influenced by the Latin word "surelia", meaning "little sun".
During the Middle Ages, the name gained popularity among the Christian population of the Iberian Peninsula, particularly in the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona. Notable historical figures who bore the name Xureila include:
1. Xureila de Montcada (c. 1170 - 1228), a Catalan noblewoman and patron of the arts.
2. Xureila de Urgell (c. 1280 - 1345), a Benedictine abbess and renowned calligrapher.
3. Xureila de Valencia (c. 1390 - 1460), a influential mystic and spiritual writer.
4. Xureila de Alarcón (c. 1520 - 1588), a Spanish explorer and one of the first European women to travel to the Americas.
5. Xureila de Guzmán (c. 1615 - 1670), a celebrated Baroque poet and playwright from Seville.
While the name Xureila fell out of common usage in the Iberian Peninsula after the 17th century, it has seen a modest resurgence in recent decades as a unique and distinctly Iberian name choice.
People
Xureila + last name combinations
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FAQ
Xureila: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xureila?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 29 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Xureila going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 11,819,115 US residents.
Is Xureila a common name?
We classify Xureila as "Very Rare". It ranks above 46% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 29 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Xureila most popular?
The single biggest year for Xureila was 2022, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Xureila is about 4 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Xureila in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Xureila a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Xureila in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Xureila still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Xureila in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Xureila can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Xureila?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.